Institute of Posts & Telecommunications Name :
………………………………………….
Department of Basic Sciences Class :
………………………………………….
Foreign Language Section Course Basic English for Business Management
Form of Training: Distant Education
PRE-TEST 1
Section I. Vocabulary.
Find words which mean the following.
1. the person you first speak to when you
arrive at a company as a
visitor.
2. the person who represents the workers’
interests in disputes with the
management.
3. a reduction in the price, usually for the
purpose of increasing sales.
4. the section of a company dealing with staff
matters, such as recruitment or training.
5. a company with operations in many
countries.
6. the total sales of a company
7. a payment for doing a job, usually paid
weekly to manual workers.
8. a department that is responsible for placing
ads in magazines.
@ ANSWER
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Section II. Blank Filling.
Fill each of the blanks with ONE suitable word.

answer sheet.
investment
30.Investment shows
(a) a sharp increase
(b) a slight increase
(c) a slight fall
$1000s
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15
10

31.Sales of Product X have
(a) raised by $5000
(b) risen by $5000
(c) developed by $5000
Share Price
32.After a period of
continual increase,
the share price
(a)has remained
stable.
(b) has fallen slightly.
(c) has expanded
$1000s
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2
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1 2 3 year
33.In the first year costs
(a)stood by $3000

21. A B C
III.2. Read the following passage. Fill each of the blanks with ONE suitable word / phrase from
the box. Write the LETTER of your chosen answer in the blank.
I’m Catherine and I’m a saleswoman based in Paris. I get a _________ (22), plus _________(23) : a
percentage on everything I sell. If I sell more than a particular amount in a year, I also get extra
money – a _________(24), which is nice. There are some good _________(25) with this job: I get a
company car, and they make ______(26) for my pension, money that I’ll get regularly after I stop
working. All that makes a good benefits package.
(a) payment (b) basic salary (c) fringe benefits (d) bonus (e) commission
@ ANSWER
22. _____ 23. _____ 24. _____ 25. _____ 26. _____
III.3. Use the organigram to help you complete the following sentences:

27. The _____ Department is headed by the Finance Director.
28. It consists of _____ sections.
29. In addition to the monthly accounts, the _____ section shares responsibility for
the annual report.
30. The _____ section consists of four members of _____
31. They are responsible not only for _____ but also for the annual report.
32. The Salaries section, which consists of _____ staff, _____ _____ salary and wage
payments.
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Finance Department
Accounts (8) Budgeting(4 ) Salaries (10)
Monthly
Annual report
New accounting

34.What does Yamakura Corporation specialize in?
(a) Southeast Asia (b) Exports
(c) Overseas travel (d) Communications electronics
34. A B C D
35.How much will Yamakura’s imports increase in the next four years?
(a) 50 percent (b) 100 percent (c) 150 percent (d) 200
percent
35. A B C D
Section IV. Writing.
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning remains unchanged.
36. Price is not as important as quality.
Quality ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
37. For more assistance, call our technical team on 01473 123123.
If you need …………………………………………………………………………………………………
38.This year turnover has increased to $3m.
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Yamakura Corporation announced a plan to double its imports and overseas production over the
next four years. The communications electronics firm said it will expand into Southeast Asian
markets. The company plans to manufacture its telephone equipment in Singapore.
This year there has been …………………………………………………………………………
39. Interest rates have fallen sharply recently.
There has been a ……………………………………………………………………………………..
40. Our product is the least expensive on the market.
All the other products are ……………………………………………………………………..
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